Transportation
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
History of the building of the Zion Cable and Saw Mill
Photocopied portions of Flanigan's diary pertaining to the decision to build and the actual construction of the Zion Cable and Saw Mill. Describes how the use of the cable saved ten day's from a wagon journey to haul goods around Zion's Canyon, and how the saw mill served the people of the area.
John Moburn Kay letter
Typewritten copy of a letter published in the Mormon "Millennial Star." The item was addressed to George Q. Cannon, an apostle of the Mormon Church. Kay recounts the passage of the ship "Hudson" across the Atlantic with Mormon emigrants. Kay writes about the birth and death of John Winkler, son of Anna and Hans Ulrich Winkler.
Andrew J. Moffitt letter
Handwritten letter dated 28 March 1867 and addressed to Bishop Bryan of Salt Creek, Utah. The item was composed in Manti, Utah. Moffitt authorizes Wm. Richei, Peter Clausen, and David Sonis "to go out freighting."
Oral histories on Utah railroads
Passenger waybills, Nauvoo to Jacksonville, and Nauvoo to Quincy, Ill.
Passenger waybills for the transport of Monrow Davis from Quincy, Illinois, to Nauvoo, Illinois. The item was originally purchased at Quincy, Illinois. Also included are William Houck, listed as "Houcks Boy," and E. R. Rumsey from Warsaw to Nauvoo, Illinois, paid to R. S. Robertson.
Photograph album of the Lucin Cutoff construction
Album contains 56 photographs taken between 1902 and 1904. The photographs document the construction of the Lucin Cutoff. They include photographs of construction workers, both at work and in staged group portraits. There are also photographs of segments of the railroad.
George W. Romney personal papers
Andrew J. Russell photographs
Materials include 9 copies of photographs taken by Andrew J. Russell between approximately 1850 and 1902. The copies are from the National Archives, Library Congress, and the Union Pacific. There are photographs relating to the Civil War and the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
Salt Lake City Railroad transfer ticket
Printed and punched transfer ticket issued by the Salt Lake City Railroad Company. On the back of the item there is an advertisement for Sears Glass and Paint Company.
Salt Lake Transportation Co. photographs
Collection includes six photographic prints, two nitrate negatives, and four acetate negatives of Salt Lake City, Utah and the Salt Lake Transportation Co. Dated approximately 1910 to 1969.